neuropathic
Adjective
Meaning
Of or pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or suffering from, nervous disease.
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Phrases with the word
Examples
Due to its activity at the NMDA receptor, it may be more effective against neuropathic pain; for the same reason, tolerance to the analgesic effects may be lesser compared to other opioids.
In patients with chronic or neuropathic pain, various other substances may have analgesic properties.
Medications to combat any neuropathic pain symptoms such as shooting and stabbing pains (e.g. gabapentin or pregabalin ) would be first-line choices.
Methadone has been shown to reduce neuropathic pain in rat models, primarily through NMDA antagonism.
These drugs are used along with analgesics to modulate and/or modify the action of opioids when used against pain, especially of neuropathic origin.
Bumping the " funny bone " elicits acute peripheral neuropathic pain.